The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (Department) is issuing notice to provide an opportunity for any interested person to submit written comments, objections and/or hearing requests concerning the renewal of coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Confining Cattle to the following CAFO. The opportunity to comment applies only to the CAFO listed below and not to the General Permit which has already been issued.

The Public Notice period will run from November 29, 2017 through December 28, 2017.

Application Number

NEG018045

Name of Applicant

Dean, Cindy, Lance and Josh Urban dba Dean Urban Livestock

Name of Operation

Dean Urban Livestock

Authorized Representative

Dean Urban

AddressCity/State/Zip Code

1972 Road 4
Clarkson, NE 68629-3926

Legal Description

NW 1/4, Section 34, Township 20N, Range 02E, Colfax County

Animal Capacity and Type

Existing: 4,400 head of Feeder Cattle on 24.3 Acres of Total DrainageProposed: 500 head of Feeder Cattle on 6.5 Acres of Total Drainage

Type of Livestock Waste Control Facility

Existing: One (1) Holding Pond and Five (5) Debris BasinsProposed: One (1) Debris Basin and One (1) Manure Stockpile Area

Discharge Limits

The holding pond must be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to control the manure, litter and process wastewater generated during the storage period plus the runoff produced by a 25-year, 24-hour storm event (5.0 inches). The storage period capacity for the open lots must be no less than the greater of the expected average runoff from the month of June or the maximum runoff expected between land application or disposal events.

Section(s) Of The NMP

Permit Terms of the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)

Sections 3 & 5

1. Ensure adequate storage of manure, litter, and process wastewater, including procedures to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the storage facilities.

Section 5

2. Ensure proper management of mortalities.

Sections 3 & 5

3. Ensure clean water is diverted.

Sections 3 & 5

4. Prevent direct contact of animals with waters of the State.

Section 5

5. Ensure chemicals and other contaminants are properly handled onsite.

Section 5

6. Site-specific conservation practices are implemented, including as appropriate, buffers or equivalent practices to control runoff of pollutants to waters of the State.

9. Implement protocols to land apply manure, litter, and process wastewater to ensure agricultural utilization of the nutrients in the manure, litter, and process wastewater using the narrative rate approach:

Soil test results;Credits for plant available N in the field;Amount of N & P in the manure, litter, and process wastewater to be applied;Consideration of multi-year P application;Accounting for all other additions of plant available N & P to the field;Form and source of manure, litter, & process wastewater;Timing and method of land application;Volatilization of nitrogen and mineralization of organic nitrogen.

The proposal is to land apply effluent through a portable pump and power unit that connects to a center pivot system or volume gun irrigation system. Solid waste will be land applied by pull-type dry manure spreader or transferred to local area farmers. Land application agreements with neighboring landowners have been signed.

Land Application Sites

NE NE 29 N 09 E 02

NW NE 29 N 19 E 02

W SW 27 N 20 E 02

SW NW 01 N 19 E 02

N NW 29 N 19 E 02

NE 28 N 20 E 02

W SW 01 N 19 E 02

E NW 04 N 19 E 03

SW 28 N 20 E 02

S NW 03 N 19 E 02

S NE 19 N 19 E 03

N NE 30 N 20 E 02

N SW 03 N 19 E 02

NE SE 19 N 19 E 03

NE 34 N 20 E 02

SW SW 03 N 19 E 02

E SW 19 N 20 E 02

NE NW 34 N 20 E 02

NE 04 N 19 E 02

E NW SW 19 N 20 E 02

SE NW 34 N 20 E 02

S NW 04 N 19 E 02

E SW SW 19 N 20 E 02

SW NW 34 N 20 E 02

SE SE 04 N 19 E 02

NE 21 N 20 E 02

W NE SW 34 N 20 E 02

W SE 04 N 19 E 02

SE 21 N 20 E 02

NW SE SW 34 N 20 E 02

E NE SW 04 N 19 E 02

SW SE 23 N 20 E 02

W SW 34 N 20 E 02

E SE SW 04 N 19 E 02

NE 24 N 20 E 02

N NE 28 N 20 E 03

E SE 05 N 19 E 02

N NE 26 N 20 E 02

SE NE 28 N 20 E 03

W SE 20 N 19 E 02

SW NE 27 N 20 E 02

N NW 28 N 20 E 03

SW 20 N 19 E 02

NW 27 N 20 E 02

End of Public Comment Period

December 28, 2017

This renewed coverage under the NPDES General Permit would be for a period of up to five years, and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The application includes a detailed nutrient management plan from which permit terms have been identified.

The application forGeneral Permit coverage, nutrient management plan and other public information are available for review and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), weekdays, excluding holidays at the Department's Office, Suite 400, The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508-8922; Telephone (402) 471-2186; FAX: (402) 471-2909; or E-Mail: ndeq.records@nebraska.gov. Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the Department by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the Department at (402) 471-2186. Please include the above name and legal description of the concentrated animal feeding operation.

All comments received during the public comment period will be considered in the final decision on granting a renewal of coverage under the NPDES Permit. A request for a public hearing must be submitted in writing and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at a hearing. A determination to hold a hearing will be based on factual environmental or regulatory considerations. All public comments and requests for hearings must be submitted in writing to: Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.